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1. Top 10 Interesting Things to
do in Ooty
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2. About Ooty
Ooty or Udhagamandalam, famously known as the queen
of hill-stations, has been hailed as one of the most popular
tourist resorts in India. This small picturesque city offers a
variety of things to do to her visitors. Once in Ooty, you
will be greeted by its lofty mountains, scenic grasslands,
miles of tea gardens and a very benign crowd, which will
make your stay a memorable one.
Let’s discover some interesting things to do in Ooty.

3. A visit to the Botanical Gardens
• Take a long walk through the variety
of exotic plants that adorn these
gardens or lie down and relax on the
well-maintained lawns.
• Spot the famous fossilised tree trunk,
said to be about 20 million years old,
which has been the site for the
shooting of many Bollywood songs.
• If you are here during the month of
May, catch the flower show during
the “Summer Festival”.

4. The Nilgiri Toy Train Ride
• While at Ooty, take a trip to Conoor
via the Nilgiri Mountain Railway,
commonly known as the “toy train”.
• Its delightful wooden coaches and
large windows speak of old world
charm. It’s perhaps called the toy
train because the slow speed lets you
greet the children outside while
enjoying the ride.
• The train stops at regular intervals so
you can hop out and have a quick
photo session with friends and family.

5. Angling in Ooty
• Ooty is truly gifted with a pleasant
climate all year round and hence
becomes the perfect spot for sports
enthusiasts.
• There are a number of opportunities
ranging from hiking and trekking to
mountain biking, angling and hand
gliding.
• Angling is a famous pastime here,
owing to the numerous water bodies
that flow through the Nilgiris.

6. Boating at Pykara Lake
• Have a wonderful half an hour
boating experience in the Pykara dam
and lake. It’s a nice, clean huge
lake, worth visiting on a sunny day.
• There are a variety of boats
available, also a restaurant and
necessary toilet facilities. The lake
looks mesmerizing during the
Christmas season.
• As the lake is located just outside the
city it’s comparatively less crowded
and makes for a good picnic spot too!

7. View from the Doddabetta Peak
• Get a panoramic view of the
landscape from the highest peak
of Tamil Nadu. The Doddabetta Peak
is perched at the altitude of 2623
metres and is located 10 kms from
Ooty.
• In fact, there is an observatory at this
peak which offers excellent views of
the plateaus. As far as the name of
the peak is concerned, it originated
from the Kannada words “dodda” and
“betta”, meaning big and mountain
respectively.

8. Rose Gardens – a feast for the eyes
• Ooty’s Rose Garden is the largest in
the country and home to around
1919 varieties of roses.
• The unique collection includes Hybrid
Tea
Roses, Yakimour, Polyanthas, Miniatur
e Roses, Papagena and Floribunda.
• Step on the observation platform at
the garden and view the entire rose
garden at a glance! The garden has
roses according to the season.

9. Into the Toda Hamlet
• Near the Avalanche Lake, about 30
km from Ooty, is Mullimund- a small
toda village with traditional toda
huts. The todas are a close-knitted
tribal community who survive mainly
by cattle herding.
• Their dwellings or the toda huts are
low, semi-barrel shaped with a small
entrance and no windows.
• The todas are simple, religious
people, who are the ingenious
inhabitants of the city.

10. Glen Morgan Tea estate
• It is the establishment of numerous
tea estates which made Ooty
famous.
• 25 Kilometres from Ooty is Glen
Morgan tea estate, a beautiful tea
garden with toda tribe establishments
and a lake at the foot of its base.
• One can even see the distant planes
of Mysore and the Mudumalai
Wildlife Sanctuary from here. The
drive to Glen Morgan is laden with
eucalyptus and wattle plantations.

11. Shopping and eating at Ooty
• There is a place called Charring Cross
in the middle of the town. Shopping
enthusiasts can pick up things like
silver trinkets, shawls, nilgiri tea,
medicinal oils and handmade local
chocolates from here.
• Once you are exhausted with all the
shopping and sightseeing activities,
indulge yourself in scrumptious meals
at local restaurants. Try the Chettinad
chicken pepper which is a specialty of
the city.

12. Snapshots at the 9th Mile
• This is a nice place to stop for a few
pictures. Huge tracts of land,
captivating views makes this place a
great spot for clicking snaps, which
you can later frame and hang in your
drawing room.
• You can also walk right up to the top
of the hill and experience the
fantastic view. It’s definitely the place
where nature poses for you. So don’t
forget to bring your camera for the
9th Mile!

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